Spoon rack for kettles



Patented Mar. 2?, 1926.

UNITED STATES SPOON RACK FOR KETTLES.

Application l'ed April 2, 1923. Serial No. 629,240.

To all whom z' may concern.'

Be it known that I, RUBY IVYMAN, a citizen oi the United States,residing in the city of Olympia, county of Thurston, and State 5 ofliashington, have invented new and useful Improvements in Spoon Racksfor Kettles, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings.

This invention is in the way of a spoon rack Yfor kettles, and theobject is to provide a simple, eiiicient and practicable device whichmay be readily attached to the edge of a kettle or the like and willserve to support the cooking spoon or other like culinary implement, inconvenient position for ready' use at al times; and will also serve toalways drain the spoon back into the kettle and prevent the soiling of atable or the like from the drippings of the spoon. Figure 1 is aperspective view showing the spoon in use.

Figure 2 is a. perspective view of the tool itself. Figure 2% is' aperspective view ot'v a modi.-

Atied form of construction, showing how the tool may be made entirely ofwire.

The invention consists of a spring-set clamp l adapted to releasablyengage the edge of the kettle 2, the clamp having a backwardly extendedarm 3, the forward end of which is turned laterally at Ll to form ajuncture at the point 5 with the side of the clamp l, and the other endot which is turned angularly downward to the point G and then laterallyoutward at 7 in a direc tion opposite to the bend 4, the extremity 8being turned upward, and the whole form` ing a rack 9 upon which thehandle l0 of the spoon 1l may rest so that the bowl l2 of 4o the spoonresting upon the edge of the kettle will drain into the kettle 2.Instead of the elaborate clamp as shown in Figure l, the entire device,including the clamp, may be formed of wire as shown in Figure 3. Theoperation and use of the device are apparent and it will be noted thatthe spoon rests in place merely ot' its own weight and without any clampwhatever holding or engaging the spoon itself. 5o

IVhile I have herein described a certain speciiie manner and method ofconstructing and assembling the elements of my invention, it isunderstood that I may vary from the same in minor details, not departingfrom the spirit of the invention, so as to best construct a practicaldevice Jfor the purpose intended, as defined in the appended claim.

I claim:

A. spoon rack for kettles formed entirely l ot wire and including aspring clamp for engaging the side of the kettle, a laterally andbackwardlv extended arm having its outer end turned angularly downwardand laterally outward in a direction opposite to the lateral bend of thearm connecting with the clamp. v

RUBY IVYMAN.

